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System, method, and computer program product for simulating at least one of a virtual environment and a debugging environment to prevent unwanted code from executing

US8782615B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

McAfee, LLC · US

Inventors

Dirk Kollberg · Hamburg, DE
Lokesh Kumar · Frisco, US
Kevin Andrew Gudgion · Milton Keynes, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 2008
Grant date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45587
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for simulating at least one of a virtual environment and a debugging environment to prevent unwanted code from executing. In use, at least one of a virtual environment and a debugging environment is simulated. Additionally, unwanted code is prevented from executing as a result of the simulation.

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